Sam Payne lives up to famous racing name with Eagle Farm win on Peelings

APPRENTICE Sam Payne showed he was well on the way to living up to his famous racing name with a stylish win on Peelings at Eagle Farm yesterday.

Sam-Payne

APPRENTICE Sam Payne showed he was well on the way to living up to his famous racing name with a stylish win on Peelings at Eagle Farm yesterday.

Sam Payne is the son of Brigid Payne who died in 2007 when Sam was 14, and she is the first person he remembers when he rides a winner.

Brigid was the eldest sister in the famous Payne racing family which includes jockeys Therese, Maree, Bernadette, Patrick, Andrew, Cathy and Michelle.

Sam gave Peelings ($5) the run of the race before riding him hands and heels to beat Royal Shout ($5) by a head in the Ambassador Travel Handicap (1000m).

He has been with Peelings' trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith for the past five months after being apprenticed in the NSW Northern Rivers.

"That was my second Eagle Farm winner and I hope to get more chances in town," he said.

"Mr Mayfield-Smith has been great to me and it was good to get on a genuine chance today." Weight could be a long-term problem for the young rider but he is working hard to keep it under control.

He hopes to be able to get rides in the city on Saturdays in the not-too-distant future.

Mayfield-Smith had a mixed day with his colt Kazneh an unlucky second in the first race and another of his runners Calculation finishing third in race six.

"At least I can have a celebration beer tonight," he said.

"I gave the staff the day off on Tuesday for New Year's Eve so I had one small glass of wine last night." Meanwhile, trainer Desleigh Forster got a consolation win when Not So Sober ($12) won the XXXX Gold Handicap (1600m).

Forster was in Sydney yesterday with Poste Resante who ran fourth in the Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.

There is a chance Not So Sober will back up in the Ladies Day Three-Year-Old Handicap (1800m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.